In order to estimate the height of all students at your university, let's assume you have measured the height of all psychology majors at the university. If you had measured the height scores of all students at your university, these scores would constitute a _________
a. population c. parameter
b. sample d. statistic
A
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One of the problems we face when we try to draw conclusions from data is that we have to deal with
a. means. b. error variance. c. population size. d. hypotheses.
Suppose the ego were a hungry person in a crowded cafeteria. The ego would most likely
a. angrily walk out immediately. b. wait in line. c. push to the head of the line. d. feel guilty about not letting other people go ahead of him or her in the line.
With regard to the consumption of alcohol in the United States, it is most accurate to say that about
A) ?90% of adults drink; about one fourth abuse alcohol. B) ?75% of adults drink; about one tenth abuse alcohol. C) ?66% of adults drink; about 23% binge drink. D) ?90% of adults drink; about 5% abuse alcohol.
In a response to a stressful situation, the ___________ stimulates release of catecholamines from the _____________
a. sympathetic adrenal-medullary system; adrenal medulla b. sympathetic adrenal-medullary system; adrenal cortex c. hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; adrenal medulla d. hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; adrenal cortex e. hypothalamic adrenal-medullary system; adrenal cortex